Overview

• A federal judge bound Alejandro Gilmare Mendoza Díaz and Luis Alberto Cadena Roque to criminal process for organized crime tied to kidnapping, ordered preventive detention at the Altiplano, and set a five-month complementary investigation period.
• In a follow-up sweep in Ecatepec’s Héroes de Granaditas, authorities detained five alleged members carrying firearms, drugs and about 200,000 pesos, and said they are also linked to cargo theft.
• Security forces report 13 alleged operatives detained within a week of the leader’s capture, part of a coordinated operation involving federal, state and municipal agencies.
• Officials have secured 72 properties associated with the cell and, in separate searches, arrested Juana Ivette Ledezma Martínez, identified as the leader’s partner and a Ministerio Público, with weapons, drugs, ammunition and vehicles seized.
• Investigators are exploring possible links to the 'Montachoques del Negro Billetes' group as public scrutiny grows after ex‑mayor Sandra Cuevas acknowledged a brief relationship with the accused leader, and allegations of political protection are being examined.